What are they and how do they work

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What are they, and how do they work? MIRROR NEURONS

What are they, and how do they work? MIRROR NEURONS

RAMACHANDRAN: THE NEURONS THAT SHAPED CIVILIZATION � http: //www. ted. com/talks/vs_ramachandran_t he_neurons_that_shaped_civilization. html �

RAMACHANDRAN: THE NEURONS THAT SHAPED CIVILIZATION � http: //www. ted. com/talks/vs_ramachandran_t he_neurons_that_shaped_civilization. html � 7 minutes long video: watch and try to answer the questions of what they are and what they do.

SO…WHAT ARE MIRROR NEURONS? � � Mirror neurons have been hailed by scientists as

SO…WHAT ARE MIRROR NEURONS? � � Mirror neurons have been hailed by scientists as the most significant finding in neurology in the past decade, the key to understanding the secrets of human interaction and learning, and as significant to psychology as DNA is to biology. Mirror neurons are a newly-discovered structure of the brain responsible for the firing of neurons during both physical movement and the observation of physical movement. It is these firings during observation of movements that has scientists excited about their relation to learning and interaction. While mirror neurons have been found in both primates and humans, their role in terms of learning and perfecting motor skills is still unclear.

THE DISCOVERY OF MIRROR NEURONS: The discovery of mirror neurons in monkeys was actually

THE DISCOVERY OF MIRROR NEURONS: The discovery of mirror neurons in monkeys was actually an accident during research on the monkeys. It was found that when placing peanuts in front of a monkey, a neuron would be fired whenever the monkey would reach for a peanut. This was to be expected: neurons are fired as signals to muscles to perform the movement. However, when a researcher grabbed a peanut while the monkey was simply watching, the neurons were still fired, implying a neurological link between physical movement and observation.

They bind us with each other, mentally and emotionally Is empathy an inner imitation

They bind us with each other, mentally and emotionally Is empathy an inner imitation then?